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Definition of: threnody
(thren′ə·dē) noun plural ·dies
An ode or song of lamentation; a dirge. Also thren′ode (-ōd). [<Gk. thrēnōidia <thrēnos lament + ōidē song]
—thre·no·di·al (thri·nō′dē·əl), thre·nod·ic (thri·nod′ik) adjective
—thren′o·dist noun
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